Egg-beater.



- PATENTED JAN. 31` y1905 W. T. WASHINGTON.

, BGG HEATER. APPLICATION FILED O UT. 7, 1903.

)mfreooea .l n l. 3%@ W 4 UNITED i STATES WILLIAM T. WASHINGTON, OE IIAEEODSBUEG, KENTOKKASSTGNOR, BY

Patented January' 3.1, 1905. l

PATENT OFFICE.

KENTUCKY.

EGG-BEATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,247, dated January 31, 1905.

A l Application filed October 7, 1903. Serial No. 176,124.

To /LZZ whom, t may concern:v

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T.` WASHING- TON, a` citizen of the Unitedl States, residing at Harrodsburg, in the county of Mercer and 5 State yof Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Egg-Beater` of. which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in egg-beaters.

The object of the `present invention is to improve the construction of egg-beaters and to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive one of the spoon-shaped` type which will 'be strong and durable and which will be I5 capable of adjusting itself automatically to suit the shape of a dish, whereby the beater is adapted to operate effectively in either a deep or shallow dish.`

A further object of the invention is to provide an egg-beater of this character which will admit of the entire head or agitating portion of the beater being larranged flat against the bottom of a vessel whether the latter be deep or shallow, whereby eggs may be more rapidly beaten than is possible with a beater hav-v ing the head or agitator portion rigid with the handle and adapted to `bring only a portion of the former in close proximity to the bottom of a dish.

Furthermore, the invention has for its object to provide an egg-beater having an agitator or head movably connected with the liandle and adapted when free to swing automatically in substantial alinement with the handle and capable of being readily moved from such position to a position parallel with the bottom of the dish through contact with the latter.

With these and other objects in view the in- 40 vention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangementofparts, hereinafter fully described, illustrated` in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood 45 that various changes in the form, proportion,

size, and minor details of construction within the scope of the .claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure lis a perspective view of an egg-beater constructed in accordance with this invention, the head or agitator portion being arranged at an angle to the handle. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, the handle being arranged at an angle to the head 4or agitator portion in full lines and in substantial alinement with the same in dotted lines.

Lilge numerals of `reference designate corresponding parts In both igures of the drawings.

lV designates an approximately oval or ellipical head of substantially the shape of the bowl of a spoon in plan view and consisting 'of a rim 2 of stout wire and a series of light connecting-wires 3 extending across the space within the same and intersecting one another and suitably secured to theframe orrim and to each other. The ends of the wire of the rim or frame of the agitator or head may be connected by a sleeve 4 or be secured together in any other suitable manner, as will be readily understood, and the connectingwires 3 may also be arranged in any desired manner.`

The sides of the rim are coiled at points between the center and rear end or heel of the head or agitator portion to provide opposite eyes 5, into which are linked hooks 6 of diverging arms or shanks 7 of a handle 8, and

the said hooks are closed after they are engaged with the eyes 5, whereby the handle is hingedto the head or agitator portion. The front or toe portion of the head 1 is heavier than the inner or heel portion, and when the head is free to move the said toe portion will swing downward and carrythe inner or heel portion` upward into engagement with the handle, whereby the .head is maintained automatically in alinement with the handle when the said head is free to assume such position. The front'or toe portion is adapted when the egg-beater is introduced. into a vessel or dish to engage the bottom of the same, and it will automaticallyadjust itself to the bottom and lie on or approximately parallel therewith, thereby bringing the entire head into action and enabling eggs to be beatenwith greater rapidity than heretofore when only a portion of the head or agitator is brought into direct contact with the bottom of a dish.

The diverging arms or shanks of the handle are adapted to brace each other and enable a lighter Wire to be employed in the construction of the handle than can be used when the handle is connected with the head or agitator portion at the center of the rear end or heel of the same. The handle consists of a wire loop,a single piece of wire being doubled to form the loop and being diverged at its terminals to form the Shanks or arms 7 The vsides of the handle are connected at the inner ends of the shanks or arms by a sleeve or band 9, which is flattened, as shown, and which is adapted to prevent the sides of the handle from separating. The sides of the handle may be secured within the sleeve in any suitable manner to prevent the sides from being pressed inward when the device is grasped by the operator.

It will be seen that the egg-beater is simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, that it possesses great strength and durability, and that it is capable of adjusting itself automatically to deep and shallow vessels, and that it is also capable of automatic operation to bring the head or agitator portion in alinement with the handle when the parts are free to assume such position. A further advantage of the invention is the adaptability of the head or engaging portion to lie flat upon the bottom of dishes and receptacles of any depth or shape, and thereby enable every portion of it to act'upon the eggs to be beaten. This will enable eggs to be beaten more rapidly than is possible when only a portion of the head can be brought flat against the bottom of the dish. It also obviates the necessity of tilting the dish to bring the head or engaging portion close to the bottom thereof.

Having thus fully described niy invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure b y Letters Patent, is-

l. An egg-beater, comprising a handle, and a head or agitator movabl y connected with the handle and having an outer heavier portion adapted to hold the head or agitator in alinement with the handle when the parts are free to assume such position, said head or agitator being adapted to adjust itself automatically to a receptacle, substantially as described.

2. An egg-beater, comprising a head or agitator, and a handle hinged to the head or agitator in rear of the center thereof to provide a heavier front portion, substantially as described. y

3. In an egg-beater, the head consisting of a rim, and connecting-wires, said rim having eyes at an intermediate point, in combination with the handle having diverging arms or shanks hinged to the eyes, substantially as described.

4. An egg-beater, comprising a head, consisting of a rim, and connecting-wires` said head being formed with integral eyes, in co|nbination with the handle having diverging arms or shanks hinged to the eyes, the head being held with relation to the handle so as to adjust itself automatically to a dish or receptaele.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM T. TASHINWION Witnesses:

WM. M; Visas, N. J. BUs'rnR, Jr. 

